Table 1 Emotional Intelligence and Socio-Demographic Correlates
Mean EI Score ± SD All students (n = 170) | P value* | Mean % change in EI score ± SD | Mean EI Score ± SD Males (n = 70) | Mean EI Score ± SD Females (n = 100) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | |||
Gender | ||||||||
Male (n = 70) | 122.1 ± 12.2 | 130.0 ± 12.4 | < 0.001 | 7.6 ± 15.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Female (n = 100) | 123.1 ± 11.1 | 128.2 ± 10.3 | 0.001 | 4.9 ± 12.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Religion | ||||||||
Buddhism (n = 140) | 122.4 ± 11.2 | 128.9 ± 11.2 | < 0.001 | 6.2 ± 13.3 | 122.0 ± 12.3 | 129.7 ± 12.2 | 128.3 ± 10.6 | 122.7 ± 10.5 |
Hinduism (n = 12) | 122.3 ± 12.3 | 123.0 ± 10.4 | 0.905 | 10.4 ± 19.8 | 117.5 ± 15.8 | 122.8 ± 14.8 | 123.1 ± 8.7 | 124.8 ± 10.6 |
Christianity (n = 10) | 119.7 ± 14.1 | 129.9 ± 10.8 | 0.160 | 1.8 ± 15.4 | 121.2 ± 9.8 | 128.5 ± 13.7 | 130.8 ± 9.6 | 118.7 ± 17.2 |
Islam (n = 6) | 130.2 ± 10.6 | 138.5 ± 8.5 | 0.306 | 7.3 ± 14.2 | 122.3 ± 4.0 | 143.3 ± 7.2 | 133.7 ± 7.6 | 138.0 ± 8.9 |
Ethnicity | ||||||||
Sinhalese (n = 151) | 122.4 ± 11.5 | 129.0 ± 11.2 | < 0.001 | 6.4 ± 13.8 | 122.3 ± 12.3 | 129.8 ± 12.1 | 128.5 ± 10.5 | 122.5 ± 11.0 |
Tamil (n = 12) | 122.3 ± 12.3 | 123.0 ± 10.4 | 0.905 | 6.5 ± 13.1 | 117.5 ± 15.8 | 122.8 ± 14.8 | 123.1 ± 8.7 | 124.8 ± 10.6 |
Muslim (n = 7) | 128.7 ± 10.4 | 136.1 ± 9.9 | 0.279 | 1.8 ± 15.4 | 122.3 ± 4.0 | 143.3 ± 7.2 | 130.8 ± 8.5 | 133.5 ± 11.6 |
Monthly Income | ||||||||
< LKR 20,000 (n = 10) | 125.9 ± 14.4 | 128.0 ± 13.9 | 0.771 | 3.2 ± 18.0 | 128.8 ± 14.2 | 125.6 ± 16.4 | 130.4 ± 12.2 | 123.6 ± 15.9 |
LKR 20,000–40,000 (n = 25) | 117.9 ± 14.8 | 126.8 ± 13.5 | 0.029 | 9.2 ± 18.0 | 114.1 ± 18.0 | 130.3 ± 12.3 | 124.0 ± 14.3 | 120.9 ± 11.5 |
LKR 40,001–60,000 (n = 42) | 123.6 ± 9.9 | 128.2 ± 9.8 | 0.064 | 4.4 ± 12.7 | 126.1 ± 9.1 | 128.6 ± 14.1 | 127.9 ± 6.2 | 122.1 ± 10.2 |
> LKR 60,000 (n = 93) | 123.2 ± 10.8 | 129.9 ± 10.9 | < 0.001 | 6.2 ± 12.6 | 121.9 ± 10.2 | 131.0 ± 11.5 | 129.1 ± 10.6 | 124.1 ± 11.2 |
Parents’ Employment Status | ||||||||
Mother employed (n = 85) | 122.4 ± 10.8 | 129.2 ± 11.0 | < 0.001 | 6.4 ± 13.0 | 122.0 ± 10.4 | 130.8 ± 11.8 | 128.1 ± 10.5 | 122.6 ± 11.2 |
Mother unemployed (n = 85) | 123.0 ± 12.3 | 128.6 ± 11.5 | 0.003 | 5.7 ± 14.7 | 122.1 ± 13.9 | 129.2 ± 13.1 | 128.2 ± 10.3 | 123.6 ± 11.2 |
Father employed (n = 141) | 122.7 ± 11.1 | 128.8 ± 11.1 | < 0.001 | 5.8 ± 13.7 | 122.0 ± 12.2 | 129.8 ± 11.9 | 128.0 ± 10.4 | 123.2 ± 10.3 |
Father unemployed (n = 29) | 122.5 ± 13.7 | 129.5 ± 12.1 | 0.040 | 6.9 ± 14.8 | 122.2 ± 13.0 | 130.7 ± 15.8 | 128.9 ± 10.2 | 122.7 ± 14.4 |
Higher Education – Mother | ||||||||
Yes (n = 62) | 122.5 ± 10.9 | 129.1 ± 11.7 | 0.002 | 5.2 ± 12.4 | 123.2 ± 8.6 | 131.4 ± 13.3 | 127.9 ± 10.8 | 122.1 ± 12.0 |
No (n = 108) | 122.8 ± 12.0 | 128.8 ± 11.0 | < 0.001 | 6.6 ± 14.7 | 121.6 ± 13.5 | 129.4 ± 12.1 | 128.4 ± 10.1 | 124.0 ± 10.5 |
Higher Education – Father | ||||||||
Yes (n = 68) | 122.4 ± 10.7 | 129.6 ± 11.5 | 0.003 | 6.2 ± 13.3 | 120.8 ± 7.2 | 130.2 ± 12.8 | 126.7 ± 9.8 | 123.1 ± 12.0 |
No (n = 102) | 122.8 ± 12.1 | 127.8 ± 10.8 | < 0.001 | 6.0 ± 14.1 | 122.6 ± 13.8 | 129.8 ± 7.2 | 129.4 ± 10.7 | 123.0 ± 10.4 |